Necktie structure



May 20, 1930. HALPERN ET AL NECKTIE STRUCTURE Filed Feb. 16, 1929 Wlj/lam Mayor A itomey Patented May 20, 1930 FFIQE PAT E NT MAX H ALPERN, OF BRONX, AND WILLIAM 'MAYER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK NECK'IIE STRUCTURE Application filed February 16, 1929. Serial No. 340,440.

This invention relates to new and'useful improvements in neckties, and particularly to bow ties, either of the ready tied or hand tied type, and aims to provide means within the tie to maintain at least the outer wings in expanded condition, and to prevent the same from saggingor wrinkling regardlessof any abuse the tie might receive during its life.

An important object of this invention reim sides in the provision of anti-crushing or wrinkling means for bow ties that may be associated therewith during the manufacture of the tie, and that will not materially increase the COSt'OfTthG tie, or if associated with a hand tied bow tie, affect the proper tying thereof.

In the drawing wherein our improvement is illustrated as being-associated with a readytied bow tie, and a hand tied bow tie Figure 1 is a'perspective of a conventional made up bow tie, constructed in accordance with our invention.

Figure 2 is a view partially in frontelevation, and partially in crosssection of the forward double wing member of a made up bow tie having our improved means associated therewith.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the type of means for association with a tie of the readymade variety. 5

Figure 4 is an enlarged detailed fragmentary longitudinal section of the forward double wing member, taken substantially upon the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a plan view of a hand tied bow bat tie, the outer ply of material being partially broken away to illustrate our anticrushing andwrinkling means, as associated therewith. I

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary trans verse section'through a portion of the hand tied tie disclosed in Figure 5, and taken substantially upon the line 6-6 of said Figure 5, and

tion through one of the double wings of the tie illustrated in Figure 5 presented when certain portions of the tie intermediate its ends are turned over to provide one of the Lt; double front and back wings.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary longitudinal sec- Now having particular reference to Figures 1 to 4, A designates the usual adjustable neck band of a ready made bow tie, while B designates the usual double wing back member of the tie, and C the usual double wing front member of the tie, both of which are of gradually narrowing width towards their centers, and are secured at the centers by a piece of material to represent the bow knot D. Usually, in ties of this character, the to front double wing member C consists of an inner and outer ply of material 0 and 0 con structed from two pieces of material, or from a single piece of material folded over, and stitched at their upper and lower edges, and usually between these plies is a similarly shaped strip of relatively heavy lining. In carrying out our invention, we provide a strip of suitable material 5 for the lining of a shape similar to thedouble wing shape of at least the front double wing G of the tie. However, the width of this lining 5 as well as the length thereof, is slightly greater than the width and length-of said tie double wing 0. Intermediate the ends of thelini-ng strip 5, and at opposite edges thereof, are transverse narrow incisions 66, these incisions being of a length equivalent to the increased width of the lining 5 over the width of the front double wing C of the tie. Arranged longitudinally upon the lining strip 5 at opposite ends thereof are strips of'relatively thin rubber or other elastic material 77, which are stitched to the lining strip 5 intermediate their ends by one or a pair of rows of transverse stitching 8. These rows of stitchings pass through the lining 5 at points inwardly from the opposite ends thereof, so that the lining between the stitching at oppositeends thereof will-be of alength slightly less than the length of the double wing C of the tie.

During the manufacture of the double wing C, the lining strip5 having the rubber strips 7 associated therewith is placed bea tween the plies c and 0 of the tie. The opposite edges of the liningstrip '5 are'folded inwardly together with the edges of the plies of material forming the tie, and are stitched to the inturned edges of the material, this ll? turning over of the edges of the lining 5 being permitted by reason of the incisions 6-6. Also, during the formation of the double wing C, the ends of the lining 5 will be turned.over at the rows of stitching 8, which will result in the turning over of the rubber strips 77 directly intermediate their ends, as is clearly illustrated in Figure 4. Consequently, the ends of the strips 77 being unsecured to the lining 5 will automatically tend to move outwardly expanding the plies 0 and c of the double wing member C at its ends to give the front Wings a full appearance, and to prevent the crushing of the tie in either a transverse or longitudinal direction. The back Wing member of the tie may be identically constructed or the ends thereof may be equipped with short lengths of unturned over strips of rubber or the like stitched to the usual lining.

In adapting our invention to a hand tied bow tie of the straight or bat type, as illustrated in Figure 5, and designated E, between the inner and outer plies of which is usually a lining strip 6, the lining strip is provided at each end with a relatively short strip of rubber or other elastic material 7. These strips are similar in shape to the shape of the ends of the lining e, and are stitched to the lining around their edges to prevent crushing or wrinkling of the ends of the tie as at 8.

Associated with the lining 6 within each portion of the tie that is folded over to provide one of the outer and one of the inner wings when the tie is tied, is a strip of rubber or elastic material 9, also secured to the lining by stitching 10 running around its edge. hen the double wings are formed during the tying of the tie, the ends of the strips 9 will expand to maintain the double wings in full condition, and prevent crushing or wrinkling.

Now in the event it is desired to manufacture a ready tied or a hand tied bow tie without the lining strips 5 or e, the various elastic strips 7, 7 and 9 may be secured within the tie material at the points illustrated, by stitching the strips directly to the tie material, or in any other manner, so that the ends of certain of the strips are free to expand to maintain the tie wings in full condition.

In view of the foregoing description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, it will be apparent that we have provided a novel, simple, efiicient, and inexpensive means whereby the wings of bow ties of either the ready made or hand made type will assume a full condition at all times, and prevent the wings from becoming crushed or wrinkled, and even though we have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, as associated with the two types of how ties, it is nevertheless to be understood that departures may be made without affecting the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a bow tie, a pair of front and a pair ofrear interconnected wings having means to enable them to be attached to a collar, said wings composed of inner and outer plies of material, a reinforcing lining between said plies and a strip of elastic secured between its ends to the lining at the end of each wing portion of the tie, each strip being turned i11- wardly between its ends so that said ends will exert outward pressure upon the wing plies.

2. In combination with a bow tie including means forming the wings of the tie, a lining within said wings, strips of elastic having their ends turned inwardly, and connections between the lining and the strips intermediate the ends of the strips, so that said ends will be free to expand the wings of the tie in a transverse direction, said connection between the lining and each strip consisting of a row of stitching running transversely of the tie wing, so as to additionally reinforce the end of the wing.

3. In a bow tie, a front and a rear double wing unit, a strip of reinforcing material within each unit and a strip of elastic material at each end of the reinforcing strip, the outer end of each elastic strip extending beyond the end of the reinforcing strip so that the ends of the elastic strip may be disposed upon opposite sides of the reinforcing strip and means interconnecting each elastic strip intermediate its ends to the respective end of the reinforcing strip.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

MAX I-IALPERN. WILLIAM MAYER. 

